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the anime also made me interested in the series

I'm playing Indian Jones. I like it, but find the goals in the open world lacking in motivation sometimes. That being said, it is beautiful and runs well! Looking forward to finish it though. Feel like playing fire emblem engage, but lets see, the backlog is huge! I have been stuck with Indy for weeks. The world cup does not make that better

I am mainly looking towards single player and the setting is intriguing. I used to play the old call of duties and loved them. Would be fun, if this holds up!

this even looks interesting to me! looking forward to hearing more

I just finished Zelda Echoes of Wisdom. Loved it!! So creative, the world feels very zelda, awesome music, good visuals. I did not expect it to be so good. Last summer i played link's awakening and didnt like it half as much.

This weekend i will probably start Indiana Jones. But let's see, the weather is spectacular!

Well, I had it preordered and I am a bit bummed, but i will keep the preorder (which has already been dispatched).

I will try to keep an open mind

If it is not to my liking, i might try to get my girlfriend hooked on games with it but there being no cooperative elements doesnt make it easy...

I'd rather hope for a Nintendo Direct. But actually i dont care too much how they announce their games. I like the suspense though

@LinktotheFuture please dont get me wrong, i like it a lot and stacked some hours with it on my switch 2 also it costs like 3 Eur, so it is a good deal!

this looks worse than Suika game planet

I especially hope they bring their new games onto the Switch 2! But it does seem so, so I am quite happy about that I'd also think that the Nintendo audience aligns well with their target group.

I preordered Adventures of Elliot after playing the demo. Regarding FF7, i will wait until they publish a conplete pack, like Capcom did for Resident Evil. Not rrally interested in FF online

@michellelynn0976 Rockstar makes its money off live service. Nintendo tends to restrict that. They will ultimately expand their base with PC. I doubt your numbers and think Rockstar will see it the same way. Which is a pity, because Switch 2 would be my preferred way to play

@michellelynn0976 in what year? My guess is Ps/Xbox first, then a year later PC and then maybe eventually a year after that switch 2. Until then everyone who wants to play it has played it. So i doubt they will sell millions of copies on switch 2

@michellelynn0976 At 70$ a game, they will need to sell around 45 mio games to break even (they dont keep all the profit). Given that there are currently around 130 mio ps5s and xboxes out, they could make it with this pool alone. Also they will earn money with live service and such.

So i doubt that the pressure will be too high to focus on the switch 2. They will expand their base with the PC. I dont see them prioritizing the switch 2.

Graphics has several purposes:

• Awe and beauty: I remember when I played Max Payne 2 and it was the first game where you could see your reflection in a mirror. That was long ago. Not so long ago i played Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and thought wow, these forests are so real!! Or Cyberpunk 2077, fully immersing you in the city.
• Actual mechanics: The crazy shadows in Resident Evil serve the purpose of making the game scary!

However. Most games are hollow. They might look better, but they feel empty. The better graphics serve no purpose.

So I dont really care about graphics anymore, I prefer a great art vision, good story, great gameplay. But when graphics serve a purpose, it gives a game this boost that it needs to be considered truly great. And I am quite certain that GTA 6 will have that. Most games dont need it though.

I dont know why Sonic is so big. I liked the game back on the sega master system. After that, it felt 0815

Sega is one of those firms with a lot of potential. But making nothing out of it.

On the switch 2, i only bought Shinobi

I am giving Metroid Prime 4 another chance, this time it clicks better. I am not claiming it to be the best game i ever tried, but its alright. The visuals are great, though!

I reached a major mile stone for learning japanese Kanji (Wanikani Level 30) and continue to follow my course. So I have two goodies I will allow myself at this point:
1. Read Manga in Japanese (I ordered quite some)
2. Play a game in Japanese (not sure which one though. Maybe Mario, maybe Pokemon?)

it would be very interesting to know what the nintendo ratio is for the sales! a guess at least

as someone who did muay thai, this is still not my thing. looks too slow

this will be great! a friend of my brother had the game, so i only ever saw snippets and seldomly played myself. i dont have the nostalgia you guys have, but i am still hyped

@abe_hikura why would you even double dip? did you love the game so much? i mean you have it already, you could just play it again on your system

@SoIDecidedTo I so agree with you! I used to play Madden on the Xbox and it was just fun. Now it is soulless somehow. Everything is so overloaded.

Also with Fifa, i dont remember anyone who played fifa 98 saying fifa 07 was garbage. It became more modern, but they kept the game fun. But now it is so different.

This became so obviously focused on making money and not on having a quick and fun game.

This is why i put my hopes in the mario sports series for this season. The tennis one is fun for a quick play

I have finished a playthrough of Fire Emblem Three Houses. If you did not play this, I highly endorse it. What a great story, good gameplay, amazing anime cutscenes. Never had this on my radar before. So hyped for the newest one!!!

Now i started Metroid Prime 4 again. I left it at some point and i have yet to feel the game...want to give it another chance

I have Madden 26 and didnt play it anymore eventually. I dont like what they made out of Madden and Fifa. I preferred it back in the day

@hcfwesker I will get it on cartridge as well. If there would be issues, i would expect that i read about it in a review

I preordered it, i was convinced already before this preview it would be fine. Now i am sure. Super!!

I am waiting for all 3 to release and I hope for a capcom style bundle of all 3. That would sell me. The first two would be very polished by then also.

Never played FF and this would hook me Go Square Enix, you know what to do!

Why are there no consoles sold numbers in the uk?

@Ganner so i needed about 1-2 hrs to understand the game. If you are spooked by the mechanics, please dont be. The game has a casual mode. The casual mode just means your characters dont die forever and you can do endless mock battles. So if you feel the game is to difficult, you just up your stats in those. I would say the game is quite accomodating to beginners in that way.

I cant speak for Fire Emblem Engage. Already ordered it, but i will finish three houses first.

I am glad i found the franchise and i think this is among the best nintendo has to offer

I have ordered Fire Emblem Three Houses second hand on the internet, because you dont find the physical anymore.

I have never tried the series. It is bombastic and i have such a good time. One of the best games I have played in recent years. Just wow. In depth story, in depth characters. The presentation is like an anime. The fighting is fun. Never even played a JRPG before. I love it!!! Already sunk 30h into it. I am hooked.

We dont care about the original from the stone ages Ubisoft. I never played this AC, so I would be interested. But only on switch 2

I am hoping a user base this strong in japan will translate into many JRPGs like Fire Emblem

looks cool. price?

This sounds awesome and I am looking forward to it!

By the way: Did you notice that Mr. E sounds like mystery? First mystery uncovered !!!

@AussieMcBucket I think in the comments so far everyone (including me) went to the cinema and liked it. It made bank!

But objectively, at the same time, it was economically worse than its predecessor. And while i enjoyed the movie, i think that is also the case for how i view them in enjoyment. I think it is fair to point that out and still enjoy.

This notwithstanding, I already look forward to the next Mario movie!! And to Zelda

I also enjoyed the second movie, but the first one was just awesome

@Friendly there is a dedicated subreddit called BoxOffice. They track numbers. Also there are websites. And they compare how the second movie behaved against the first movie, as they were released during a similar time. I am not saying it wont make money anymore or it is not a success. But it is not as good as the first movie, both in terms of enjoyment and in sales. The current prediction is maybe 1 billion. As you see in the article, the first movie ended at 1,3 billion.

the first movie was better and it shows in the numbers. nonetheless, the mario galaxy movie is a winner

I have such a huge backlog my preordering games like Pragmata doesnt help

Currently I am playing Super Mario Galaxy. The movie was indeed the push I had it for the Wii, but for some reason I never played it. Now that i actually play it, I am surprised how similar to Mario 64 it feels. The camera is annoying, but the game itself is great!

Also i take Pokopia out sometimes

rather release a game on nintendo

Nintendolife, please explain what mercenaries mode is for the people who dont know (me)

I have played the demo twice. The first time didnt click. The second time did. So I preordered.

Reading this review and others, i have no reason to cancel my preorder. Sounds awesome!

The review didnt say much about the post game though, while others insinuated that it would be worthwile. For the moment i am happy this is not a 100h game

Capcom is on a roll! I hope it reflects in sales numbers for them as well. Their take on the switch 2 has been stellar and i think it will pay off eventually. Long legs

I played the demo of Pragmata a second time and that convinced me to preorder. Looking forward to it!

Otherwise I am playing Pokemon Pokopia. I have 30 hrs in and it feels like i am going slow. The game is so fun!

My backlog is growing

what would be really unfair is, if Nintendo publishes Fire Emblem somewhere around Adventures for Elliot

i am interested in this game, but not at 30 eur

@Pillowpants My interpretation is the typical success makes envious story.

Also I think that Nintendo is a quality product that not everyone can afford. Not everyone wants to admit it, though. So they need a valve to let out steam.

i am really interested to see more!

@Lord I picked it up, but didnt dare to start yet. I read about some stuttering and minor quality issues that would eventually be fixed. I could wait a month or two. What do you think?

@Pillowpants there is no hate for the switch 2 in Japan. This only exists in internet forums here

@MoldyPasta I did not preorder digitally and have not yet done that. Also i did not buy a deluxe edition or whatever they are called ever.

That being said, I preordered the physical game key card version. I am interested in the game and want to play it. I will likely cancel and wait. But i can also cancel shortly before, so i just leave my order open for now. I'm playing them too

My concern is that there is no reason given on the delay. Which signals bad things to me...